The 2023 Asian Cup ended on the 11th with Qatar's second consecutive loss, but South Korea may just be starting. The issue of coach Klinsmann's future 
has emerged as a hot potato. 토토사이트
Public opinion is mounting around national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann. He advanced to the semifinals, which is better than the quarterfinals at the UAE competition five years ago, but many people are disappointed that he missed the first trophy in 64 years despite his record-high performance.
Since Klinsmann returned to Korea, he has been bombarded with shouts of “go home” and “go home” along with “starch baptism.” Then, as Klinsmann left for the U.S., where his home is actually located, public sentiment deteriorated further on Wednesday. Political circles including Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo and National Assemblyman Kwon Seong-dong demanded Klinsmann's replacement, and even a national petition calling for Klinsmann's replacement and Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-kyu's resignation has emerged.
In fact, Klinsmann was not a reputable leader. Not only was he the first foreign leader to win, but he was also criticized for working from home and working side-by-side.
At that time, he drew a line, saying, “If you don't get the results you want in the Asian Cup, you can go to the test,” but when you didn't even get the results, you were busy making your own excuse, “I don't think I can say it's a failure because I advanced to the semifinals.”
The Korea Football Association is also apparently agonizing over Klinsmann's future. The Korean Football Association decided to hold a committee meeting soon after the Lunar New Year holiday to revive the Asian Cup, but the meeting became meaningless as the coach did not attend. Klinsmann has yet to announce his return schedule. Under the current atmosphere, the coach seems to have to draw a sword to replace Klinsmann.
The problem is money. The Korea Football Association has guaranteed Klinsmann a long-term contract through the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America. The annual salary is reportedly around 2.2 million U.S. dollars.
If the Korea Football Association replaces Klinsmann, it will have to pay about 6 billion won in penalties for the remaining two years. The problem is that the Korea Football Association's financial situation is not good. It is a big blow given that the Korea Football Association received an additional loan of 30 billion won to build the Cheonan Football Center. The conditions for the dismissal of coach Klinsmann without penalty due to poor performance at the Asian Cup turned out to be a tougher-than-expected elimination of the round of 16.
A Japanese journalist recently claimed to an official of the Korea Football Association on social networking services that if Korea had failed to advance to the quarterfinals, it could have been dismissed without penalty, which is not true. The Korea Football Association says it cannot officially confirm the manager's contract.
However, an official who is well aware of the situation inside the association said, “It is true that the association considered dismissing him ahead of the match against Saudi Arabia in the round of 16. However, it can be said that the dismissal without penalty has disappeared as the team advanced to the quarterfinals. Even if former coach Paulo Bento was eliminated in the quarterfinals, he completed the match, and we can't ask a new coach for more conditions than that.”
What remains is Chairman Chung Mong-gyu's decision amid the huge penalty and scathing criticism. It is well known that Chairman Chung was actively involved in the appointment of Klinsmann. The dismissal and reappointment issues eventually became Chung's responsibility.
